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		<h1>mark groves is...</h1>
		<h2>a <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/" title="visit where i work">software geek</a>. a <a href="http://markgroves.us" title="check out my photography">photographer</a>. a father. a husband. a brewer of fine beverages.  </h2>
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		<h2>i grew up in pittsburgh, pa and after graduating from the <a href="http://pitt.edu" title="hail to pitt">u. of pittsburgh</a> i began my travels
		from pittsburgh to washington, dc to annapolis, md.  then with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/valarie.groves">*yet to be wife*</a> in hand followed start-up dreams onto austin, tx. after the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_com_bubble" title="pop">bubble burst</a> it was time to give denver a try
		and before long the whole family* made it to the seattle, wa area.  </h2>
		<h2>* (along the way made a honest woman out of the *yet to be wife* and had a couple of awesome kids)</h2>
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		<h2>my two creative passions in life are software and photography, i'm lucky enough to make a living at one of them.  </h2>
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